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Chapter 3 Mac

I was being shaken awake. "Hurry Bella before he changes his mind." I sat up rubbing my eyes with my fist. I stretched and looked around.

I was still on the slide. "Mommy, what's going on?" I yawned tiredly.

"Hurry, hurry, get in the car."

I walked as quickly as I could still being half asleep and tripping over myself. When we got in the car the man was gone. I wrinkled my nose at the odor I smelled there. "Mommy the car smells funny."

"Hush Bella. Mommy's new friend's name is Mac. He is going to be funding an adventure." She was bouncing up and down as she drove. "We're going to Hollywood." She sang. "Oh baby girl, we're going to live like movie stars. Well at least for a little while. We're going to sleep in hotel rooms and take baths and buy beautiful dresses." She sighed dreamily. "Then after a few weeks, we are going to Mexico, and we'll get to lie out on the beach all day."

I assumed this was a good thing because she seemed very happy. "He is going to pay for everything. All I have to do is the drive. Now I expect you to be on your best behavior. You will stay quiet and out of the way. Isabella, you can't mess this up. Do you understand?" I nodded my head, yes but I wasn't sure I did. I just wanted her to stay this happy.

We stopped in front of a building. It was large and had many doors. The man Mac came around from the side of it. He walked up to my mom and handed her money. "Now how about you go and get us a room while I get your bags." He said endearingly to her. Referring to the two duffle bags that basically held almost everything we owned.

"Oh what a gentleman you are." My mom cooed.

"Come on Bella." She looked over at me and groaned in aggravation when she realized I was still in my pajamas. She took off her bright pink belt. It had decorative silver studs all over it. She wrapped it around my waist twice before pulling it through the buckle and it still had a fairly long piece hanging down from it. "Ok good enough. It can be a fashion statement. Let's go."

My mom lifted me up and put me on her hip. She walked through the door and straight to the counter. A tired looking woman greeted us. She was shorter than my mom with curly white hair and glasses that had a chain hanging from the earpieces.

"Hey there darling, what kinda room would you like?" She smiled at me and tapped my knee over the counter "Hey little bit it's really early huh. Bet you just want to curl up and go back to sleep."

My mom smiled and asked what kind of rooms are available. The lady told her there was a single, a double, and a double with a kitchenette. I had no idea what any of that meant. Mom chose the last one. My mom gave the lady money and in return, she gave my mom a key "Room 110 hun check out is at 10:30. "

She grabbed my foot and tugged lightly. "She really is precious. God bless you both deary." My mom thanked her dismissively as she walked out the door.

Mac was waiting at the steps of the building. When walking into the room, to the left was a small refrigerator and counter with a stovetop and sink, next to that was a small table with two chairs then a dresser with a square t.v. on top of it, and an open closet. To the right of the room was a small bathroom, a large bed up against the wall with red plaid blankets, a nightstand, another bed and a lounge chair in the corner.

The man Mac put our bags on one of the beds took the keys from my mom and said he would be back in a little while. My mom started running water in the bathtub and I climbed into the bed by the wall and fell back to sleep for a little while. When I woke up my mom gave me a bath or rather put me in the tub gave me soap and told me to wash.

When I was done I got out of the tub wrapped a towel around me that I found near the sink, and went to go find my mom. I found my mom asleep on the same bed I slept on. I pulled on her hand to wake her up. She dressed me in an outfit I didn't know I had. It was a pair of overalls and a shirt with little birds all over it. It smelled freshly cleaned and it was very soft. She was wearing a blue sundress. As soon as I was dressed Mac came in.

"Hey, sugar I need you to go get me a few things." He handed her a list and more money. She started to bring me with her when he stopped her "Leave the kid here I'll look after her." My mom hesitated for a moment then with a warning to me to be good she walked out the door leaving me alone with her new friend Mac.